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Title: Obit George Johnston died July 27, 1890 Sterling, Massachusetts
Post by: Peggy13 on Saturday 08 November 25 17:16 GMT (UK)
I know that George Johnston is a relative of mine but having trouble fitting him in the tree. Perhaps an obit would help. He was 80 years, 1 month, 27 days when he died in Sterling, Massachusetts.
Thanks for any help.
Peggy
Title: Re: Obit George Johnston died July 27, 1890 Sterling, Massachusetts
Post by: oldohiohome on Saturday 08 November 25 21:58 GMT (UK)
he fits in somewhere near where Jane H Johnston fits in, unless Whaley was a common given name among all Johnstons in the area.  :)

his death record says his father was Whaley Johnston, b. Ireland. His mother's name was unknown.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YQ-L3J?lang=en

Can't be the same Whaley, since George was born in 1810 and Jane Henry Johnston's husband was born c 1835, acc. to his death record.
Title: Re: Obit George Johnston died July 27, 1890 Sterling, Massachusetts
Post by: oldohiohome on Saturday 08 November 25 22:05 GMT (UK)
Same story for George as for Jane regarding newspaper search and availability - not at newspapers.com, not in familysearch's index, but the Telegram for that year is at genealogybank.
Title: Re: Obit George Johnston died July 27, 1890 Sterling, Massachusetts
Post by: Peggy13 on Saturday 08 November 25 22:06 GMT (UK)
Thank you, oldohiohome. I was wondering what M N stood for. There were several Whaley Johnstons. I have Margaret Loudon in my tree as George’s mother but it could be wrong.
Title: Re: Obit George Johnston died July 27, 1890 Sterling, Massachusetts
Post by: Peggy13 on Tuesday 11 November 25 21:41 GMT (UK)
Can anyone find an obit for George Johnston in genealogybank.com in the Telegram for 1890?
thanks
Peggy